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Mining The Riches Of The ParshaBeHar-BeChukotai - May 22, 2025This evening we provide the essential background to the Story of Ruth from this week's Torah portion, BeHar. We examine the sin of oppressing another with words, and Rabbi Yehuda Amital's analysis of God's understanding of human nature. And we differentiate between discipline and neglect when it comes to parenting, ours and God's.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a...2025-05-2342 min
Torah TalksBehar Behukotai 2025some Ruth included2025-05-211h 07
E Train TalksMy Interview with 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award & Newbery Honoree Ruth Behar!As part of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour, this is my interview with multi-award-winning author & cultural anthropologist, Ruth Behar.I was deeply honored to interview 2025 Sydney Taylor Honor Book Honoree and 2025 Newbery Honor recipient, author Ruth Behar. The Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour has recognized the best Jewish children's and young adult literature for the last 56 years and features interviews with all of the award-winning authors and illustrators honored by the Sydney Taylor committee.I am grateful to have the privledge to interview the wonderful author Ruth Behar! Ruth is the...2025-02-1343 min
Currently ReadingSeason 7, Episode 25: Reading Resolutions + The Art Of The DNFOn this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading resolutions and reading while being tattooed Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: all things DNF: how we define it, how we do it, etc. The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . 2025-01-271h 04
Currently ReadingSeason 7, Episode 25: Reading Resolutions + The Art Of The DNFOn this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:Bookish Moments: reading resolutions and reading while being tattooedCurrent Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading latelyDeep Dive: all things DNF: how we define it, how we do it, etc.The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading livesShow notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . 2025-01-2700 min
Latine StoriesLatin@ Stories Episode 261 A Conversation with Ruth BeharIn this episode, I talk to writer and anthropologist Ruth Behar. She is the James W. Fernandez Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.2024-10-2737 min
Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book, Middle Grade and YA AuthorsE70: History, Courage and Connection: Across So Many Seas with Ruth BeharOn this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m living out another readerly dream and talking with Ruth Behar, an author who has made such an impact on my reading life and my actual one, too.
Today, we’re talking about her newest book: Across So Many Seas. It’s a powerful novel about four girls in four different times and places united by their desire to belong and matter.
We talk about the book, the pieces of her found inside her books, the magic in the writing process and so much more.
You’l...2024-10-1736 min
The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)Festive Friends Part II: Asian Jewish Kidlit with Mixed-Up MooncakesSHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2024/10/festive-friends-part-ii-asian-jewish.html TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/xKGzqMhNsej4ALLe6F7e2wBfNJg October 2024 is packed with Jewish holidays, so we've got a 2-part series for you to celebrate: Holiday Friends. In each episode, we hear from a pair of friends about their books that will help us celebrate the Jewish holidays. In Festive Friends Part I we heard from Gayle Forman, author of Not Nothing, and Marjorie Ingall, author of Getting to Sorry. Here in Festive Friends Part II, we meet Erica Lyons and Christina...2024-10-0139 min
Books with BetsyEpisode 17 - Book Clubs will Save the World with Allison Yates and Fernanda WetzelOn this episode, Allison Yates and Fernanda Wetzel come on to talk about their organization, Read and Run Chicago, a book and run club that features specific books with coordinated runs in Chicago. They describe how accessible their organization is, open to anyone who might be interested in participating, and we get to talk about some incredible books that feature information and stories that open and affirm experiences that have been historically ignored.
Read and Run Chicago Fall Event Calendar
Allison’s Small Pack Camping Chair
Italic Type book tracking
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Latino USARuth Behar: The Dancing AnthropologistAnthropologist Ruth Behar is a groundbreaking scholar who also delights in salsa dancing.Born in Cuba to a Jewish family, Ruth draws from her heritage as an anthropologist and writer. Her latest middle grade novel, “Across So Many Seas,” was released in early 2024.In this episode, we spend the afternoon with Ruth and producer Elisa Baena before salsa class. They discuss Ruth’s writing process, how Ruth’s personal history inspired “Across So Many Seas,” and why the creative experiences of writing and dancing are connected.You can read more about the episode here. 2024-07-1920 min
Lecturas de tabaquería298 Cuando el amor se ausenta - Ruth Behar
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Un corto cuento de la cubana-nortemericana Ruth Behar.
Aprovecho para dejar los vínculos a youtube de este y ottros de mis podcastsLecturas de tabaquería ha estado en https://www.youtube.com/@duquearrubla. Es donde más Seguidores hay pero está mezclado con otros videos míosO acá https://www.youtube.com/@Lecturasdetabaqueria donde apenas se empieza a contruir una base de seguidores pero en los próximos meses será el único lugar de you tube donde esté cuando desconecte el anteriorEl pod...2024-06-1900 min
帝國大學臺灣文學部EP111：近日閱讀Ｘ國會職權Ｘ青鳥行動，《新左運動與公民社會》➀EP111：近日閱讀Ｘ國會職權Ｘ青鳥行動，《新左運動與公民社會》➀
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炫霖社會退縮（Social Withdrawl）進黑暗小窟窿，躲到有女友保護的日本去了，他發生什麼事呢？
他用芥川龍之介的短篇小說〈蜘蛛の糸〉來學日文，還讀英文《1984》，要不要這麼上進？
因應我們想轉型為文政學部的嘗試，竟然就發生大事了，於是也聊聊對國會職權修法爭議的想法，結果根本畏畏縮縮。
對了這集錄製時間是6月初，當時對資訊、雙方陳述的掌握也較少，或許之後再找專家哥哥姐姐來啟迪了。
但為什麼會聊國會職權爭議，乃是為了連結到這個月的文本《新左運動與公民社會》
現在日本社會很是冷淡，他們看到台灣國會吵鬧還會由衷讚嘆：真是熱情的民主主義啊～
但戰後沒多久的1960、1970年代，日本其實也經歷風起雲湧的學生運動、社會運動潮，
可是後來怎麼了？為什麼後來的日本陷入長期了社運冷漠，這又對公民社會產生什麼衝擊？
不過這集還來不及聊到書本身，只是先用台灣現況幫日本過去起個頭😋
6/18（二）20:30 顛覆政權😈
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00:19 你們知道為什麼都是我在講話嗎？
01:18 最近看了什麼書？
02:50 文學語言最難，學外文建議用科普和報導
04:07 你是不是很喜歡《1984》？
05:04 我現在枕頭旁邊放的是日本近代法思想史和傷心人類學
05:45 戰前日本帝國效法德意志第二帝國，由政治菁英形塑國家
06:39 戰後美國外送的激烈民主轉折
07:00 戰勝國🇹🇼🇨🇳陰錯陽差的無改革
08:03 人類學還是承繼了帝國時代的視線
09:01 人類學這個學科的存在本質上是有殖民意味的東西？
09:55 部落人進入知識系統呢？如夏曼藍波安
11:01 炫霖怎麼了啦？社會退縮到查無此人
12:38 為什麼壓力又來了我又沒怎樣？
14:10 要不要來聊國會的事了呢？
14:55 台上的人講話讓炫霖想轉台？
15:24 十年後的今天你會想上街頭嗎？
15:44 太陽花的時候，炫霖在哪裡？
16:14 「天佑台灣」
17:11 今年總統選舉到底怎麼投的？
18:20 民主已死？消防員工作權益促進會工作者的文章
21:35 民主已至，憲政尚遠；民主已至，法治尚遠？
22:14 日本經驗也顯示：代議士民主很有問題
23:08 香港人：法治跟民主、自由同樣重要？
23:51 💀：黃國昌和傅崐萁為什麼會站在一起？
26:59 民進黨絕對多數時代來臨了嗎？小笠原欣幸的書
27:30 炫霖對青鳥行動多所質疑？
27:47 堯舜禹湯夏商周，黨外百合草莓太陽青鳥
28:28 再讓我想想和不跟著鼓掌的餘裕都沒有了嗎？
29:11 文學就是微積分和半導體
30:52 無論在中央或地方，都是立法權很無力？
31:25 日本網友羨慕台灣熱情的民主主義？
32:58 日本人的冷淡在《新左運動與公民社會》有提到！
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安藤丈將《新左運動與公民社會：日本六○年代的思想之路》（2024、2018；日版2013）
芥川龍之介〈蜘蛛の糸〉（1918）（但炫霖讀的是日語學習改編版）
George Orwell《１９８４》（1949，寫作才是1948年）
大野達司、森元拓、吉永圭《近代日本法思想史入門》（2019；日版2016）
Ruth Behar《傷心人類學：易受傷的觀察者》（2010；美版1997）
楊適瑋（消防員工作權益促進會）：https://reurl.cc/Ajanre
小笠原欣幸《台灣總統選舉：台灣認同的成長與爭奪》（2021；日版2019）
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Read to Write Kidlit PodcastS1 E7: Chris Baron and Naomi Milliner on the importance of finding your people and sharing your passion.Today we talked with two of the editors for the anthology On All Other Nights, Chris Baron and Naomi Milliner. Joshua S Levy is the third editor, but he was not able to join us.On All Other Nights is a joyful middle-grade anthology centered around Passover—from an exciting array of bestselling and award-winning Jewish creators.Welcome to Passover, a Jewish holiday that has been celebrated for thousands of years. The heart of Passover is the seder—a meal full of rituals, special foods, and songs—where we gather together to retell the story of the...2024-05-0334 minThe Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)Across So Many Seas, with Ruth BeharSHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2024/05/ruth-behar-on-across-so-many-seas.html Lucky Broken Girl, Letters from Cuba, Tia Fortuna's New Home, and now, Across So Many Seas. Award winning author Ruth Behar keeps finding new ways to share her Sephardic and Ashkenazi Cuban Jewish heritage with us, and it's fresh and fascinating every time. In her latest sweeping middle grade novel, Across So Many Seas, she introduces us to four generations of a Sephardic family, from the Spanish Inquisition to modern times. Like the Ladino song woven into the story of each of the 12 year old protagonists, this book is a...2024-05-0135 minE Train TalksMy Book Review of ON ALL OTHER NIGHTS, a Passover Anthology!ON ALL OTHER NIGHTS is a special and needed tale. Celebrating the Jewish holiday of Passover, a time of somberness, but also hope, each of the 14 tales, crafted by 14 uniquely talented authors, discuss a certain step of the Passover Seder. From kadesh to nirchatz! It's not often you find a Jewish-themed anthology in the book world, so it makes my heart sing that ON ALL OTHER NIGHTS is out in the world! A perfect read for all who observe the holiday, but also a wonderful way to learn and grow your heart and mind and learn about the Jewish...2024-04-2602 min
A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCASTRuth Behar - Across So Many SeasRuth Behar is a Cuban-American author and currently a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. Her work, spanning fiction, poetry, and memoir, includes Lucky Broken Girl, Letters From Cuba, and her latest, Across So Many Seas. As you'll hear on the podcast, Ruth has a lot of fans here at the Ferndale Library.
About her latest book, Across So Many Seas: Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar’s epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start...2024-04-1139 min
Latino Book Chat42. Ruth Behar ~ Finding Home and BelongingIn this episode, we dive into the rich and captivating novel Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar, a Pura Belpré Award winner and a descendant of Sephardic Jews from Cuba. The novel follows the lives of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life. We discuss how the themes of home and belonging are explored in the novel, as each girl faces challenges and opportunities in her new environment. We also examine how the novel portrays the diversity and resilience of the Sephardic Jewish c...2024-02-2141 min
Middle Grade MattersEp. 35: Ruth Behar on Writing Middle Grade, Being a Cultural Anthropologist, and Salsa DancingOn this episode, I talk with middle grade author and cultural anthropologist Ruth Behar. We talk about Across So Many Seas, her new middle grade novel that spans over 500 years, as well as what it was like when she won the prestigious Pura Belpré Award for her book Lucky Broken Girl.From the Publisher: Across So Many Seas tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life.For bonus content and info on upcoming episodes, subscribe to the M...2024-02-2042 min
The Yarn#206 Ruth Behar - ACROSS SO MANY SEAS UnraveledIn this episode, award-winning author Ruth Behar takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade historical fiction book, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS.This episode is sponsored by NOSY CROW, and their innovative STORIES ALOUD program, which gives readers instant access to professionally produced and narrated versions of their books. Look for the STORIES ALOUD QR code on the back of Nosy Crow books to give it a try.Click here for an audio sample, from the book WHO ATE STEVE?2024-02-1620 min
Wonder World Book Cafe'75. Across So Many Seas Ruth Behar✨✨Welcome to Season 5! ✨✨
Written with so much heart, this middle grade novel, Across So Many Seas, spans more than 500 years and follows four girls from generations of Sephardic Jewish families. Incredibly woven together, each girl's story is part of hundreds of years of family history, heartbreak, and so, so much love.
Transcript here
2024-02-0610 min
Explore New Worlds, Free Audiobook Are the Golden PearlsAcross So Many Seas Audiobook by Ruth BeharListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 685391
Title: Across So Many Seas
Author: Ruth Behar
Narrator: Allison Strong, Frankie Corzo, Ruth Behar, Sol Madariaga, Victoria Villarreal
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5:53:01
Language: English
Release date: 02-06-24
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Genres: Kids, Health & Family
Summary:
'As lyrical as it is epic, Across So Many Seas reminds us that while the past may be another country, it's also a living, breathing song of sadness and joy that helps define who we are.' --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee
Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré A...2024-02-065h 53
Book Delight with Chrissie WrightEp 29 - February Forecast - Kidlit releasing in February 2024In this Forecast episode, Chrissie shares the ten kidlit releases she is most looking forward to in Feburary 2024. She also shares a speed round of ten more next-in-series that the kids in her library can't wait to read.FEATURED TITLES:Picture BooksThe Door That Had Never Been Opened Before by Mrs. and Mr. MacLeod, out 2/6Lucky Duck by Greg Pizzoli, out 2/6The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris, out 2/6I Do Not Eat Children by Marcus Cutler, out 2/20Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris, out 2/27Middle GradeAcross So Many Seas by Ruth Be...2024-02-0526 min
The Shmooze, The Yiddish Book Center's PodcastEpisode 0365: Across So Many SeasAuthor Ruth Behar speaks with "The Shmooze" about "Across So Many Seas." Her latest book was inspired by Behar’s paternal grandmother’s side of the family of Sephardic Jews living in Spain up until the Spanish Inquisition of 1492. Behar used her background as an anthropology professor to make a thoroughly researched and powerful novel about religious persecution and how refugees have been treated throughout history.
Episode 365
February 4, 2024
Amherst, MA2024-02-0520 min
Reading With Your Kids PodcastAcross So Many SeasRuth Behar is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new middle grade novel called Across So Many Seas. She discusses how the novel follows four girls across different time periods as their stories interconnect. Ruth shares that she enjoyed the challenge of writing multiple character perspectives and wanted to write a story where all the pieces come together at the end. She and the host discuss the importance of family history and sparking conversations with kids about where their ancestors came from. Ruth also shares details about the Sephardic Jewish culture and history. The conversation provides ideas for...2024-01-3035 minE Train TalksMy Book Thoughts on Author Ruth Behar's Powerful Historical Fiction Novel, "ACROSS SO MANY SEAS."Award-winning Author Ruth Behar has given the world yet another deeply moving and heartwarming historical fiction middle-grade novel, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS, a beloved Jewish-themed book that shares the message of hope. While the present maybe scary, Ruth’s story reminds us that when we band together, stand together, and speak up together, we can make sure history doesn’t repeat itself. There is always hope in the rubble, we just have to find it. Thank you for writing such important and meaningful stories Ruth! I was fortunate enough to review an advanced readers copy of ACROSSS SO MANY SEAS...2023-12-3102 min
Never The Empty NestNTEN - s5, ep. 1 - Ruth Behar: Pepita Meets BebitaRuth Behar: Pepita Meets BebitaWe begin our Bookfair tour with the profound and magical, Ruth Behar, talking to us about writing a children’s book with her son, Gabriel. From Anthropology to children’s book writing, Ruth takes us through her nest, and it includes the history of Jewish Cubans and the snuggles of a little pup named Pepita.2023-11-0643 min
Animal Writes - Animal Writers and Best-selling Authors - Pets & AnimalsAnimal Writes - Episode 193 Animal Writes - Ruth Behar & Gabriel Frye-Behar – Pepita Meets BebitaJoining me for this episode is acclaimed prize-winning author, Ruth Behar and writer/film maker Gabriel Frye-Behar. We have a chat about their recent co-written children’s picture book, Pepita Meets Bebita. The book is a wonderful story of a new born baby coming home and how the previous baby (a furry terrier mix) learns to accept this and discovers how they all can still be one big happy family. We discuss how the book provides a wonderful blend of the English and Spanish language and how children can learn from this. Also, learn how a mother and son can co...2023-10-3131 min
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who TeachWriting from a Personal Place with Ruth Behar and Veera HiranandaniSend us a textVeera Hiranandani and Ruth Behar talk about the incredible parallels in their work, othering and writing from a personal place.Join us for our next live chat on Sunday, October 29th at 12 PM EST. We’ll be talking all things preschool, picture books, and early literacy with Susan Edwards Richmond and René Colato Laínez. Sign up on my website at www.katenarita.comFor our next episode, read Kr...2023-10-201h 02Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who TeachNight Owls, Wildflowers and Trailblazers with Ha DinhSend us a textDebut picture book author, Hà Dinh, talks about being a night owl, wildflower wonders, and the importance of trailblazers.To prep for our next episode, read or listen to one of Veera Hiranandani’s novels and one of Ruth Behar’s novels. We’ll travel back through time to pre and post World War II and the 1960s. Pack your bags and get ready to go.Support the show2023-10-061h 04